Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1848607
Higher minimum wage, better labour market returns for rural migrants? Evidence from China
Yanjun Ren
Yanling Peng
Bente Castro Campos
Houjian Li
Abstract
Using data from the 2013 China Household Income Project
(CHIP), this study investigates the effects of minimum wages on
labour market returns for rural migrants in China and sheds light
on the potential underlying mechanisms of these effects. An
instrumental variable estimation is used to address the endogeneity problem of minimum wages on labour market returns. Our
empirical findings indicate that minimum wages have positive
effects on migrants’ wages. Specifically, we observe higher effects
for women and migrants who have higher education levels.
Regarding the possible mechanisms through which minimum
wages influence migrants’ labour market returns, we find that
minimum wages tend to increase rural migrants’ working time
but have no significant effects on allowances related to work. We
could not obtain conclusive results for social insurance due to its
potential endogeneity.
Keywords
Minimum wage; rural migrants; labour market returns; China
Hrčak ID:
301260
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Publication date:
31.12.2021.
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